Alper's Hardware Store owner Sam Alper (left) is congratulated on the opening of the store's new appliance center. In the 1950's, Alper's began to carry major appliances in response to postwar need and prosperity.

Letter from John Moore, in New York, N.Y., to Ms. Sally Clowes, at Hempstead, N.Y., regarding his attempts on behalf to secure pension from the British Consul; September 18, 1832. Letter instructs Ms. Clowes on how to secure pension [not...